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Ryan Mason

Ryan Mason: “I have 14 metal plates in my skull, with 28 screws holding them in place, and 45 staples. And I was a lucky boy”

By Ryan Mason

Between The Lines Ryan Mason was part of the same Tottenham academy generation as Harry Kane, but after representing his boyhood team and his country, his life took a different turn – one which left him lucky to be alive at all

Between The Lines
John Hartson

“It was their loss” – Celtic legend John Hartson reflects on botched move to Rangers in 2000

By FourFourTwo Staff

Welsh striker John Hartson looked set to join the Gers from Wimbledon until the move collapsed over issues around his physical condition.

Abel Xavier

Abel Xavier explains why things didn’t work out for him at Liverpool

By FourFourTwo Staff

Abel Xavier’s spell at Anfield proved to be short-lived

David James

David James chats to FFT on the future of grassroots football - and the difference between himself and Manuel Neuer

By FourFourTwo Staff

The former England stopper is an ambassador of Utilita's Switch Before Pitch campaign and recently spoke out about how grassroots football can survive COVID-19

Virgil van Dijk, Sky Sports Premier League

Behind Sky Sports' Premier League title sequence: How do you advertise a global brand?

By Mark White

FourFourTwo chats to the team behind the 60-second intro for the Sky Sports Premier League coverage - what exactly goes into a project like that?

Lauren

Lauren says Arsenal’s noughties trophy winners “argued all the time”

By FourFourTwo Staff

Arsene Wenger's defining Arsenal side was one whose talent was matched by training ground arguments, says Invincibles star Lauren

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Ryan Mason

Ryan Mason: “I have 14 metal plates in my skull, with 28 screws holding them in place, and 45 staples. And I was a lucky boy”

By Ryan Mason

Between The Lines Ryan Mason was part of the same Tottenham academy generation as Harry Kane, but after representing his boyhood team and his country, his life took a different turn – one which left him lucky to be alive at all

Between The Lines
Diego Maradona

How Diego Maradona almost missed the 1986 World Cup - due to a "Venezuelan madman"

By Chris Flanagan

Diego Maradona's starring role in Argentina's World Cup success almost never happened after a crowd swamping the star got out of control

diego maradona at napoli

Diego Maradona, the movie: What the documentary on his time at Napoli teaches us about the life of one of football's greats

By Steve Hill

Diego Maradona's tale is one of talent, adulation, drugs and the mob – El Diego's incredible time at Napoli is a story of how a legend can grow, and how it affects the person at the centre

Wales v England, poor v "rich" – it's Wrexham vs Chester

By Andy Mitten

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are about to become Wrexham's new owners, and the first port of call should be learning the local rivalries. Back in 2006, Andy Mitten went undercover in North Wales to meet two unfriendly neighbours...

England

What happened to England's "Golden Generation"? How the country's most talented squad never came good

By Chris Flanagan

England’s world-class crop were tipped to bring home big honours during the 2000s, but fell short when it mattered most

Roberto Firmino

Pain, poverty, bribery and glory: the extraordinary rise of Roberto Firmino

By Ed McCambridge

Roberto Firmino battled the odds to become a Premier League and European champion at Liverpool, after making a miraculous journey from Maceio to Merseyside via a five-year spell in Germany. FFT retells the remarkable tale with those who were part of it